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ADF

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Automatic Document Feeder
feature in printers that takes several pages at once and feeds them in

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ARM

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Advanced RISC machine
company that makes CPUs

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ATA

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Advanced Tech Attachment
standard physical interface for connecting storage devices

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ATM

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode
standard for internet traffic

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy
rules applied by admin for corporate and educational internet use

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CDFS

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Compact Disk File System

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CDMA

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Code Division Multiple Access
channel access method for radio waves, allows several users to share a band of frequencies

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CIFS

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Common Internet File System
Online file sharing. Like SMB and not used all that often.

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CRL

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Certificate of Revocation List
list of website certificates that have expired & can’t be trusted

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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Services
attack on server by flooding it with traffic

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DKIM

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Domain Keys Identified Mail
digital signature for email, like needing signature for receiving mail

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DMA

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Direct Memory Access
certain hardware is able to access the memory by itself without the CPU

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DMARC

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Domain Based Message Authentication, Reporting, & Conformance
builds on DKIM protocols, protects from fraud

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DoS

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Denial of Services
attack on server to make it unavailable

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EFS

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Encrypting File Services

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EMI

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Electromagnetic Interference

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EULA

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End User License Agreement

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FSB

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Front Side Bus
carries data between CPU and memory controller hub AKA northbridge

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GFS

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Grandfather Father Son
longterm retention policy, backup memory

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GPT

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GUID Partition Table
standard layout for storage devices

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GSM

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Global System for Mobile Communications
alternative to CDMA. GSM uses SIM cards

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HAL

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Hardware Abstraction Layer
bootcode like stuff that provides programming that allows the OS to interact with hardware

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HAV

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Hardware Assisted Virtualization
full virtualization using help from hardware from host processors

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HCL

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Hardware Compatibility List
database of hardware models and their compatibility with a certain operating system

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HDCP
High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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HSM
Hardware Security Module device that safeguards and manages secrets, performs encryption and decryption functions
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ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition used to extract handwritten text from image
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IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics parallel ATA, standard interface for connecting a motherboard to storage devices such as hard drives and CD-ROM/DVD drives
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations
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IOPS
Input Output Operations per Second performance measurement used to characterize computer storage devices like hard disk drives, solid state drives, and storage area networks
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security secure network protocol suite that authenticates and encrypts packets of data
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IrDA
Infrared Data Association provides specifications for a complete set of protocols for wireless infrared communications
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IRP
Incident Response Plan document that outlines an organization's procedures, steps, and responsibilities of its incident response program
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ISO
International Organization for Standardization
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ITX
Information Technology Extended small motherboard form factor
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KB
Knowledge Base self-serve online library of information about a product, service, department, or topic
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KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from one or more sets of keyboards, video monitors, and mice
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LC
Lucent Connector fiber optic connector
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MFD
Multifunction Device office machine that prints, copies, blah blah blah
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console provides system administrators and advanced users an interface for configuring and monitoring the system
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MOU
Memorandum of Understanding a contract
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance based on RDP
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MX
Mail Exchange indicates how mail should be transferred according to SMTP
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NAC
Network Access Control process of restricting unauthorized users and devices from gaining access to a corporate or private network
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NTFS
New Technology File System proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft
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OCR
Optical Character Recognition process that converts an image of text into a machine-readable text
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PE
Preinstallation Environment lightweight version of Windows
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PII
Personally Identifiable Information
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PKI
Public Key Infrastructure governs the issuance of digital certificates to protect sensitive data, provide unique digital identities for users
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PPP
Point to Point Protocol TCP/IP protocol that is used to connect one computer system to another
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service networking protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting
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RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management process of supervising and controlling IT systems by means of locally installed agents that can be accessed by a management service provider
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RTO
Recovery Time Objective the maximum acceptable time that an application, computer, network, or system can be down after an unexpected disaster, failure, or comparable event takes place
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SAS
Serial Attached SCSI (small computer system interface) point-to-point serial protocol that moves data to and from computer-storage devices such as hard disk drives and tape drives
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SC
Subscriber Connector fiber optic connector
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SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition ability to perform a supervisory operation over a variety of other proprietary devices (in manufacturing field)
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SCP
Secure Copy Protection process of protecting files and folders from being copied without proper authorization to any device in the same network
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SCSI
Small Computer System Interface cable
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SDN
Software Defined Networking
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SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
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SPF
Sender Policy Framework email authentication method that helps to identify the mail servers that are allowed to send email for a given domain
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SQL
Structured Query Language programming language for storing and processing information in a relational database
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SSO
Single Sign On authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems
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ST
Straight Tip
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STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
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TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System a security protocol that provides centralized validation of users who are attempting to gain access to a router or NAS
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TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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TPM
Trusted Platform Module international standard for a secure cryptoprocessor
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UAC
User Account Control windows feature
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UNC
Universal Naming Convention a network resource name for a share point on a workstation
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UPnP
Universal Plug & Play networking protocols that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other's presence on the network and establish functional network services
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UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply provide backup power, protecting equipment from damage in the event of grid power failure
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UTM
Unified Threat Management when multiple security features or services are combined into a single device within your network
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UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
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VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
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XSS
Cross-site Scripting type of injection, in which malicious scripts are injected into otherwise benign and trusted websites

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